Monday and Tuesday Science

Today in science we are doing individual research on the types of organisms we might highlight in the upcoming video feature.  We are completing the 4 C's activity to support this.

Objective: Discover critical information that helps you determine what creatures to highlight in your future movie.

Task: Research and document the following items about a chosen organism that could live in a Michigan Pond ecosystem.

• Challenges: What challenges does this organism deal with throughout it’s life cycle?
• Connections: What connections does this organism have with other organisms?
• Character: What does this organism look like and act like at each stage of it’s life cycle?
• Components: What does this organism need to survive at each stage of it’s life cycle?

Resources:

• Michigan DNR Wildlife Species List
• Michigan DNR Wetland Plants and Animals List

Procedure:

1. Document name of organism on back of sheet.
2. Document website address for information collected in space below.
3. Document information on back of sheet.